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Tuesday, June 19, 1923 PAGE SIX THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON LOCAL NEWS 4. .j. .j. .j. . .j. .j. .$. .j. j. .j. .j. j L. B. Adams of Hardman, waa a visitor h'jre Saturday. Frank Hale, of Hitter, was a visi tor here Saturday and Sunday. Mrs .Mick Gentry is at the Hepp ner Surgical Hospital recovering from aa operation for gall stones and Dr. Mc.Murdo reports lier getting lilong nicely. Charle.-t IleeUett, of Eight niile, who underwent an operation for appendi citis at the lleppner .Surgical Hospi tal a few days ago, is reported to be rapidly recovering. B. VV. Spencer, who has been in poor health for several months, took a turn for the worse last night and is reported as being in serious condi tion today. FAT HOO.S WANTED At Centra' Market. W pay highest prices for good stuff. (J. II. Swaggart. 8.10 KOR HAM'! Cabbage plants, any number.- Mrs. Augusta Johnson. 8-1 Frank (iiltlam, Mrs. Silas Wright and Delbert Wright left Sunday morning for llaker county where they went to look after property In terests belonging to the Wright estate. Miss Mernice Githens, former popular lleppner girl now residing at Iierkeley, California, is here vis iting her sinter, Mrs. Spencer Craw ford. Miss Githens is a student a the University in Berkeley. Elmer Griffiths, lone merchant, was a visitor here Monday. .Mr. Griffiths wiy the country north or lone Is mailing a great showing for ji heavy wheat crop and some farm ers expect to start cutting by July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph A. Brown, of Troutlake, Washington, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gay M. An derson for several days last week, leaving for horn" last Thursday. Mr. Drown U principal of the Troutlake schools. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. An derson are sisters. Mrs. Emmott Cochran and Mrs. Tom Johnson went to The Dalles yesterday as delegates from lleppner to thu regional Red Cross convention. After attending Urn convention Mrs. Cochran expected to visit at l'ortland and John Day before returning to lleppner. County Commissioner Benga and daughter, Misa Luola, returned from Portland Sunday evening after spending several days in the city. Miss Gladys Metcalf, teacher of language in the Vancouver high school, is here to spend the summer vacation with her mother, Mrs. Fisher, at Hotel Heppne. Mrs. Fisher went down to Vancouver for the commencement exercises and the two drove to Heppner, arriving last Tuesday evening. Sigfrcd Franzen, young son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Franzen; is in t lie hos pital recovering from an operation for appendicitis performed last Sat urday by Dr. McMurdo. The case had progressed to an advanced stage be fore the operation was performed and for a time his condition was considered serious. Jake Griffith, a former well known resident of Heppner and to many years a trainman on the eHpp n or branch, was here for a few days during the week visiting relatives, Mr. and Mrs. John Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patterson. Mr. Griffith is now a resident of Ona laska, Washington. J. W. Stevens was a visitor in Heppner Saturday from Hardman. John Wightman reported Saturday that the showers have missed their ranch three miles below town with considerable regularity and lie would like to se one good rain on his spring grain before the showers are over. Mrs. Fmmett Cochran entertain ed tlii! bridge club last Friday after noon, the occasion being the last meeting of the season. Mrs. Char'cb Thomson was awarded the honors. In the livening Mrs. Cochran also en tertained a party of four tables, the guests being members of the club and their husbands. A most enjoy able evening was spent. Mrs. Joseph Nys and Gay M. Anderson received tlie evening honors. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Moreland, of Gresham, were the guests of her aunt, Mrs. C. W. Shurte, for a few days during the week. Mr. and Mrs. Moreland were on their return from attending an agricultural conference at Wallowa lake and they were glad to get away from the mountain cli mate and return to lower level. The weather was deeldety too cold for camping in comfort while they were at the lake. Mr. and Mrs. McMurdo are plan ning a trip to San Francisco where the doctor will attend the annual meeting of the American Medical as sociation which meets on the Pacific coast for the first time in many years. It is expected that 5000 doc tors will be present at the meeting from all parts of the world. Arthur Campbell returned to H,eppner Wednesday after a three weeks' trip , when he visited Port land and Eugene and then went up to Canada to visit his sister. He had a fine trip, he says, and will now settle down to a few months' harvest ing before going to Iowa to take a professor's position in the university of that state. Mrs. Lena Snell Shurte, county superintendent of schools, reports that 140 eighth grad.e pupils took the examination this year of whom 31-1 passed and received diplomas. This was a higher average than usual, Mrs. Shurte says. Seven teachers took the teachers' examination last week, which ended Saturday after noon. Mr.'and Mrs.cTv7McNamer re turned Sunday from a fishing trip on the DesChutes river where they spent more than a week enjoying life. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason, of lone, were with them. They found fine fishing In the DesChutes and a good town at Prineville where they are building a new $140,000 hotel to replace the old hostelry destroyed in the recent fire. Miss Edith Hughes, of Heppner, and Mr. Edward J. Smith, of The Dalles, wero married here Monday morning, June 11, Rev. Gillilander, pastor of the Congregational church at Lexington, performing the cere monny. Miss Hughes was employed at Hotel Heppner and was popular. Smith is also an employe of the Foley hotels, being connected with the Hotel Dalles, at The Dalles. They will reside at The Dalles. P. Iteilley, a member of the crew of U. S. S. Charleston, now at anchor in Portland harbor, registered at Hotel Heppner Sunday evening. Mr. Rellley said he spent some time at the old Palace hotel some ten years ago and made many friends and ac quaintances during that visit. He returned Sunday to renew old friendships but said he failed to meet anyone he knew. He left for Portland Monday morning. Splendid Music Instructive Lectures Pleasing Entertainments and a -Thrilling Play 4 4 4 I J 5 4 S 4 f 4 IONE 4 4 hh:-:-:-:- 4 4- lone, May 18. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason have returned from a fishing trip in the Bend country. Mr. and Mrs .Chas. Devins have returned from Portland where they attended the Grand Lodge of Masons and Eastern Star. Miss Arlene Balsiger is home from Willamette University for the summer vacation. The appearance of Biddlo's garage is being brightened by a fresh coat of paint. Many new walks are being laid and there is work for everyone in lone. Dr. Chicle was called to lone Thurs day evening to attend the infant in the valley. Mrs. Walker and the children will remain for an extended visit. Dr. Chick was called to lone last Thursday evening to atend the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dick. The little fellow fell in such a way as to badly cut his tongue with a play thing held in his mouth and it wa3 necessary to take four stitches in hts tongue. The wound is healing very nicely. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Sperry have re turned from a visit to Portland. Cool winds and showers of the past week have been excellent for the wheat crop, most of which is in ex cellent condition. FEDERATED CHURCH J. R. L. Haslam, Pastor. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Sermon 11 a. ni., 7:45 p. m. Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m. We are having some most helpful prayer meetings Thursday evenings to which you are most cordially in vited. Dr. Leech of Portland will fill the pulpit next Sunday. Those who have heard him before know he brings a most wonderful message. You are welcome at any or all services. I chautauqua! lone 22 (to 27 I 12 PROGRAMS 12 1 HIGHWAY ENGINEER HERE R. H. Baldock, district engineer for the state highway commission, with headquarters at LaGrande, was in town for a few minutes Saturday morning. Mr. Baldock says they have been having a bad time with highway work on the mountain near Meacham on account of weather con ditions and the contractors have not been able to make much progress. Cars are still miring down and sev eral teams are employed pulling them out. There has been complaint of some of the teams employed for that, purpose charging autoists a fee for their assistance but as soon as theso reports reached Mr. Baldock he read the riot act to his men and warned them that under the law any of them caught grafting would face a penitentiary term of five years. Mr. Baldock says that several wood haulers had been receiving pay for pulling cars out of the mudholes and he does not know that any of his employes were guilty but the warn ing will have the right effect, any way. Some concern has been felt by highway officials and others regard ing road conditions during the pres ident's visit at Meachan July 3rd, but Mr. Baldock says he had a big tractor and grader started on the road Saturday morning working the grade up to where it belongs and that he is confident they will have thu road solid and smooth and in good shape for travel in time to handle tht crowds. Star Theatre THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JUNE 21-22 WALLACE REID ) in "THE DICTATOR" SUNSHINE SAMMY in "THE PICKANINNY" CHAS. HUTCHINSON AND LUCY FOX in "SPEED" Sixth episode SATURDAY, JUNE 23 "THE MAN FROM GLEGARRY From the story of the Canadian lumberlands, by Ralph Connor Col Heza Liar in AFRICAN WILDS SUNDAY AND MONDAY, JUNE 24-25 "THE LOVES OF PHARAOH" Egyptian Romance Harold Lloyd in "NUMBER, PLEASE" NEXT WEEK: Jack Holt and Bebe Daniels in "North of the Rio Grande" Richard Dix & Clair Windsor in Fools First Betty Compson in The Green Temptation Glen Hunter in Second Fiddle Get a Copy of Our Descriptive Program MATERNITY HOME I am prepared to take a limited number of maternity cases at my home on south Main street, Hepp ner. Patients are privileged to choose their own physician at this home and the best of care Is assured. MRS. HALLIE KIRK, 8-tf Heppner, Oregon. AVATEIi SYSTEM CARRIES Boardman will now have a city water system, the citizens so. decree ing by a vote of 31 to 7 at the elec tion held June 8th. Warrants to the amount of $25000 will be issued for the purpose of sinking a well, es tablishment of a pumping plant, etc. Bids are called for Vie drilling of the well in this issue of the Mirror. Mirror. Jap Crepe per yard Don't M iss a Number Bring the Whole Family Every Day TREND OE TRU ES IS MA IMA' DOWNWARD The commodity price trend is now mainly downward, though the move ment is not marked. The check to the recent upward swing of whole sale quotations is reflected in Pun's monthly index number for June 1, which shows a further s'.lght reces sion. At $194,424. representing the cost per capita of a year's supply of com modiUes, the present figure is 0.S ner cent belo-w tt.nt Of the imme diately preceding month, when the first decline since last September was recorded. The recent reversal , of the price movement has only c i after an advance of 20 per cent over j the low level touched in the summ.r of 1921. and the index number is still fully 12 Mi per ceut above the; figure of a year ago. Comparing with the pre-war basis, a rise of 5SH per ceut Is disclosed. ! Prices of six of the eight cmnmo.' , itles listed wero at higher levels on June 1 than at the beginning of this year, copper and coffee being the ex ceptions. From the prices of the j first week of May, however, declines ! appear in four i-.rtic'.es. while coffee I shows no change. In wool and sugar ; alone, the tush points were reached: Tlnis week only beginning Tuesday, 19 We are offering ten dif ferent fast colors of this wonderful dress material for one week at the special price of c a yard at 29 M NOR &CO x1 tit at the beginning of June.